[RFC 1/4] arm64: kvm: add a cpu tear-down function
Marc Zyngier
marc.zyngier at arm.com
Wed Mar 25 02:48:14 PDT 2015
Hi Takahiro,
On 25/03/15 08:06, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
>>> + /* Switch back to boot page tables */
>>> + msr ttbr0_el2, x0
>>> + isb
>>
>> This is the place where you want TLBI to occur.
>
> Will remove tlbi above and put it here.
There is only need for one TLBI, if at all.
>>> + /* Branch into PA space */
>>> + adr x0, 1f
>>> + bfi x1, x0, #0, #PAGE_SHIFT
>>> + br x1
>>> +
>>> + /* We're now in idmap */
>>> +1: /* Invalidate the old TLBs again */
>>> + tlbi alle2
>>> + dsb sy
>>
>> See? This is the only TLBI that actually makes sense. Now, given that
>> you are actually disabling the MMU, I'm not sure these TBLIs make much
>> sense.
>
> Probably you're right, but
> otherwise, I guess, bogus TLB might remain and be used when MMU get enabled again.
> (MMU setting would be the same across disabling/enabling hyp mode though.)
Anyone enabling the MMU must invalidate the TLB before doing so (we've
been caught by that before). Invalidation on the way out doesn't hurt,
but it also give a false sense of security.
I'll leave it up to you.
Thanks,
M.
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